SOLUTION: proof by contradiction if 3n+1 is odd then n is also odd

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Question 807638: proof by contradiction if 3n+1 is odd then n is also odd
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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n = 6


3*6 + 1 = 19. 19 is odd.


n = 6 is not odd.